<p>how is the social life at scu? are the lower division classes big as in 200 students? does it have a city feeling or a college feeling?</p>
<p>DD is a freshman at SCU. None of her "lower division" classes are big. I think she said her biggest class had about 25 students in it. The school is considered "urban" but I think it has a suburban feel to it. It is a nice campus with a small college feel.</p>
<p>are most of the lower division classes weighted?</p>
<p>What do you mean "weighted"? Do you mean are there honors, AP, regular courses? If that's what you mean...the answer is no. If you mean...do they grade on a curve...the answer is no. If you're asking if they are easier than upper division...DD hasn't taken any upper division classes, but if you're looking for an "easy ride" SCU is probably not your best choice. The course work is challenging and the profs will know who you are. And there is a lot of homework and reading for every class. What exactly do you want to know? I can ask my daughter her opinion.</p>
<p>thumper1, i think youre incorrect in saying that there are no honors classes. like any jesuit school, there is an honors program, with honors classes (smaller class sizes and better profs). only about 60 SCU fresh. get in every year.</p>
<p>Claremont..yes there are courses for the honors college students. BUT the courses and grades are NOT weighted like they are in high school. They are open only to the honors kids. BTW...you say the profs are better but that is not supported by the students. SCU actually has terrific and not so terrific profs (like anywhere else) for all of their courses of study.</p>
<p>i think he is asking if in classes tests are worth more than other assignments or visa verse... like in highschool when a teacher makes tests worth 70% of the grade in the class and homework only 30% so that more significance is placed on the tests</p>
<p>The requirements for each course (my daughter tells me) are different. They are outlined in the syllabus given out by the instructor at the beginning of the quarter. And it varies...for my daughter's math class 90% of her grade was based on tests with 10% based on homework. For English, all the grade was based on assignments done outside of class...no exam...they had a portfolio to complete, and class attendance/participation had a % of the grade as well. But no tests. In sciences it was a mixed bag.</p>
<p>im sorry, i meant are most lower division classes graded on a curve</p>
<p>My daughter's classes (bio, chem, English, religion, calculus) have not been graded using curves.</p>
<p>did anyone get in from waitlist? if so did you get any school grants at all?</p>
<p>very few classes are graded on a curve, specifically, I had math and science profs that sometimes graded on a curve. It's a personal preference by each professor.</p>